Franklin Universal Trust (FT) Competitors $7.40 -0.04 (-0.54%) As of 02:03 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FT vs. CGBD, BTO, NXP, PDT, ASA, ECC, CCAP, MUJ, DSU, and PEOShould you be buying Franklin Universal Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Universal Trust include Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), and Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Franklin Universal Trust vs. Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals Eagle Point Credit Crescent Capital BDC BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) and Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings. Which has more volatility & risk, CGBD or FT? Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Universal Trust has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, CGBD or FT? Carlyle Secured Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Universal Trust. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCarlyle Secured Lending$83.75M8.49$92.28M$1.3510.34Franklin Universal Trust$35.08M5.30N/AN/AN/A Do insiders and institutionals believe in CGBD or FT? 24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Franklin Universal Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor CGBD or FT? In the previous week, Carlyle Secured Lending had 1 more articles in the media than Franklin Universal Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Carlyle Secured Lending and 0 mentions for Franklin Universal Trust. Carlyle Secured Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Franklin Universal Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Carlyle Secured Lending is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Carlyle Secured Lending Very Positive Franklin Universal Trust Neutral Is CGBD or FT a better dividend stock? Carlyle Secured Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Franklin Universal Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays out 118.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts recommend CGBD or FT? Carlyle Secured Lending presently has a consensus target price of $14.75, suggesting a potential upside of 5.70%. Given Carlyle Secured Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Carlyle Secured Lending is more favorable than Franklin Universal Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Carlyle Secured Lending 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50Franklin Universal Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is CGBD or FT more profitable? Carlyle Secured Lending has a net margin of 40.69% compared to Franklin Universal Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Carlyle Secured Lending's return on equity of 12.60% beat Franklin Universal Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Carlyle Secured Lending40.69% 12.60% 5.77% Franklin Universal Trust N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CGBD or FT? Carlyle Secured Lending received 107 more outperform votes than Franklin Universal Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.52% of users gave Franklin Universal Trust an outperform vote while only 55.65% of users gave Carlyle Secured Lending an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCarlyle Secured LendingOutperform Votes18755.65% Underperform Votes14944.35% Franklin Universal TrustOutperform Votes8064.52% Underperform Votes4435.48% SummaryCarlyle Secured Lending beats Franklin Universal Trust on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Franklin Universal Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFranklin Universal TrustInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$185.98M$6.93B$11.51B$19.37BDividend Yield6.80%6.79%5.45%3.83%P/E RatioN/A3.5722.4734.60Price / Sales5.3021.8627.5435.27Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.51Price / BookN/A0.892.784.70Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.46%-0.78%-0.17%-1.62%1 Month Performance2.35%3.79%6.19%7.65%1 Year Performance7.48%0.33%536.71%4.34% Franklin Universal Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTFranklin Universal TrustN/A$7.40-0.5%N/A+7.7%$185.98M$35.08M0.00N/AEx-DividendCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.5363 of 5 stars$14.00+2.4%$14.75+5.4%-22.5%$713.40M$99.28M7.82N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$34.47+3.2%N/A+17.5%$680.47M$142.41M0.002,719NXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.19-0.4%N/A-2.9%$666.65M$75.19M0.0040,400News CoveragePDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$12.77+0.1%N/A+7.4%$627.85M$198.30M0.00147,000News CoverageASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$28.59-6.9%N/A+58.2%$615.37M$118.94M0.001,100Positive NewsECCEagle Point Credit3.4456 of 5 stars$7.89-1.3%$10.33+31.1%-26.8%$614.81M$97.61M9.39N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsCCAPCrescent Capital BDC2.3212 of 5 stars$16.41+2.2%$18.38+12.0%-14.1%$608.16M$83.50M8.25N/ADividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeMUJBlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality FundN/A$11.08-0.4%N/A-4.0%$597.90M$12.23M0.00N/APositive NewsDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.49-0.1%N/A-5.6%$571.95M$44.55M0.00N/APEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$20.69+2.5%N/A-14.5%$530.53M$34.82M0.0018News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Carlyle Secured Lending Alternatives John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Alternatives Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio Alternatives John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Alternatives ASA Gold and Precious Metals Alternatives Eagle Point Credit Alternatives Crescent Capital BDC Alternatives BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund Alternatives BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Alternatives Adams Natural Resources Fund Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FT) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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